Cushion-tire



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Beit known that l, Das lV. Krimi', a citizen or' the United States, residing?r at Gurdon, in the county of Clark and State or" Arkansas, have invented-certain new and usefull Improvements in Cuehionflires, oi which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying' draw'- ingrs. y

This invention relates to certain iniprovements in cushion tires, and it is an object of the rinvent-ion tov provide a device of `this general character having' novel and im.- proved means whereby the same, when in applied position,"serves to effectively absorb the shocks andjars incident to travel.

It is also an object oz the invention to provide a novel and improved device of this general character including a casing or carcass having arranged interiorly thereof a cushioning means constructed in a manner whereby said cushioning ineens possesses the greatest yield at substantially the center the interior of the casing or carcass.

Another object or' the invention is to proM vide a device of this general character with, novel and improved cushioning means, said cushioning means being arranged or conu f-tively resist lateral'or side stress on the The invention consist-s in the details of con-i struction and in the conibiiiation and ar'- rangement of the several parte oi my iinproved cushion tire whereby certain inrportant advantages are attained and 'the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advanta- `eousior use`r as will be hereinafter more 'fully set forth.

rThe novel features of invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that niy 'invention may be the l better understood7 l will noiv proceed to describe the same with reference 'to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a ragmentary'vierv, partly in side elevation and partly in section, of a tire constructed in accordance ith an einbodi ment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional vif-"v-.r teken through my tire as herein embodie l, and

3 is a View7 in perso of one of the cushioning unitsor ele. herein employed.

As'disclosed in the accompanying drav ings, C denotes the casing or carcass ci' a i ve man na einer, or sonneri; Minsusesi Specification of Letters Patent. y filly lfjlly application and niemeer 192e. serial. am, imam@ tire ci conventionai type and which is load imposed upon the wheel Structure to? which the tire isI applied when said pillar is riding over the ground or other surface. I

The arins l are .of rubber orotheryield',-V

able material possessing a d. red degreeV of resistance andthe outer end portions 12 of the arms l are enlarged both laterally and circumferentially with respect to the carcass or casing C and whereby eac-li of said end portions 2 is S.ubstantiallyA in the form of a pyramid with the apex end inwardly directed.

The outer lace of each of the portions 2 is formed in a manner to have. clos.V contact with the adjacent inner ,face or `Wall of the casing or carcass C, whereby the arms 1,".or

more particulariy the end portions 2, may v be vulcanized or otherwise suitably secured to the casing'. or carcass C.

The inner end portions of the arins l resuit in the pillar having its central. portion providedivith an elonvated restricted part and which part possesses greater yield loiity than the end portions @and therefore expands to a greater degree when. subyected 'to load so that the maximum of cushioiiing action is obtained at substantially the cen.-

ter of the interior or bore of the casing or carcass C jars incidentto travel.

lt has also been found of particulanadvantage to have the outer faces of the portions 2 of such dimensions in a direction circurnferentially or 'the casing' or carcass C that the portions 9 of adjacent elements are in contacting relation as is clearly indicated in Fig. l and whereby the tread portion of the casingor carcass is effectively cushioned at all points circurnl'erentially of lthe casing or carcass lt has also been found of particular edf va ge to provide means to cushion the cas ing and., herein embodied, the oppositely directed, and iateraily disposed arras are or carcass C against lateral or side stress and which, in practice,y has been vround to be ci' decided advantage in coni*-4 pensatin@r for or absorbing` the shocks and lll@ sub th Ced th the ximgy a pyramlc Wardly d formed if) a e thereof e i? h n n nc @Si 'fed However.

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